FOIA Contact:

Jacob Lipson
FOIA Coordinator
Law and Policy Section
Environment and Natural Resources Division
P.O. Box 4390, Ben Franklin Station
Department of Justice
Washington, DC 20044-4390
(202) 305-0641
Fax: (202) 514-4231

Electronic Reading Room:

This includes frequently requested records, opinions, policy statements, and staff manuals, created by the Environment and Natural Resources Division on or after November 1, 1996.

Conventional Reading Room: Please call 202-305-0641 for access instructions.

Component Description:

The Environment and Natural Resources Division is responsible for the civil and criminal enforcement of environmental laws, the defense of the Government's administration of Federal environmental laws, and litigation relating to the use and protection of Federally-owned public lands and natural resources. Some statutes that are within the division's subject matter expertise are the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, the Safe Drinking Water Act, the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, the National Environmental Policy Act, the Federal Land Policy Management Act, the National Forest Management Act, and the Endangered Species Act. The division also represents the United States in its trust capacity for Indian tribes; acquires land by purchase or condemnation for use by the Federal Government; and defends the Government against Fifth Amendment Takings Claims.

DOJ Reference Guide:

A comprehensive guide to the FOIA that serves as a handbook for obtaining information from the Department.

Special information required to make a FOIA request: None

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